Mayweather Named World Highest Paid Entertainer

American boxer Floyd Mayweather has been labeled the world’s highest-paid entertainer.

The development which was revealed in a Forbes list on Monday, named actor George Clooney on the number 2 spot with the highest annual pay of his career.

The entertainers on 2018 Celebrity 100 list earned a combined $6.3 billion before tax, up 22 percent from last year’s list.

Many of the highest earners came from celebrities leveraging their brands through side ventures and through their social media presence.

According to Forbes, reality star Kylie Jenner, 20, came in third on the annual Celebrity 100 list, with her booming cosmetics line that put her on track to become the youngest self-made billionaire in the United States.

Before the list was released, Forbes compiled its 2018 list estimating pre-tax earnings from June 2017-June 2018, deducted fees for managers, based on data from Nielsen, touring trade publication Pollstar, movie database IMDB, and interviews with industry experts and celebrities themselves.

Mayweather pulled in some $285 million in the period, largely thanks to his August 2017 comeback fight win over mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor.

“There’s never been a more lucrative time to be famous than now, with 11 superstars earning $100 million or more over the past year,” Zack O’Malley Greenburg, senior entertainment editor at Forbes, said in a statement.

“Entertainers have found all sorts of new ways to monetize their audiences, especially with the help of social media,” he added.

Musicians and athletes fared well, with Irish band U2, British band Coldplay and British singer Ed Sheeran appearing in the top 10. Soccer players Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo also earned more than $100 million, Forbes said.

See the 2018 Highest-Paid Celebrities List:

#1 Floyd Mayweather 41 $285 M Athletes

#2 George Clooney 57 $239 M Actors

#3 Kylie Jenner 20 $166.5 M Personalities

#4 Judy Sheindlin 75 $147 M Personalities

#5 Dwayne Johnson 46 $124 M Actors

#6 U2 – $118 M Musicians

#7 Coldplay – $115.5 M Musicians

#8 Lionel Messi 31 $111 M Athletes

#9 Ed Sheeran 27 $110 M Musicians

#10 Cristiano Ronaldo 33 $108 M Athletes

#11 Bruno Mars 32 $100 M Musicians

#12 Conor McGregor 30 $99 M Athletes

#13 Neymar 26 $90 M Athletes

#13 Howard Stern 64 $90 M Personalities

#15 Ellen DeGeneres 60 $87.5 M Personalities

#16 James Patterson 71 $86 M Authors

#17 LeBron James 33 $85.5 M Athletes

#18 Rush Limbaugh 67 $84.5 M Personalities

#19 Katy Perry 33 $83 M Musicians

#20 Robert Downey Jr. 53 $81 M Actors

#21 Taylor Swift 28 $80 M Musicians

#22 Dr. Phil McGraw 67 $77.5 M Personalities

#23 Roger Federer 36 $77.2 M Athletes

#24 Stephen Curry 30 $76.9 M Athletes

#25 Jay-Z 48 $76.5 M Musicians

#26 Ryan Seacrest 43 $74 M Personalities

#27 Guns N’ Roses – $71 M Musicians

#28 Roger Waters – $68 M Musicians

#29 Matt Ryan 33 $67.3 M Athletes

#30 Kim Kardashian West 37 $67 M Personalities

#31 Chris Hemsworth – $64.5 M Actors

#32 Sean Combs 48 $64 M Musicians

#31Chris Hemsworth – $64.5 M Actors

#32 Sean Combs 48 $64 M Musicians

#33 David Copperfield 61 $62 M Magicians

#33 Gordon Ramsay 51 $62 M Personalities

#35 Beyoncé Knowles 36 $60 M Musicians

#36 Matthew Stafford 30 $59.5 M Athletes

#37 Kendrick Lamar – $58 M NA

#38 Jerry Seinfeld 64 $57.5 M Comedians

#39 Kevin Hart 39 $57 M Comedians

#39 The Weeknd 28 $57 M Musicians

#41 The Eagles – $56 M Musicians

#42 J.K. Rowling 52 $54 M Authors

#43 Kevin Durant 29 $53.7 M Athletes

#44 Depeche Mode – $53 M NA

#45 Luke Bryan 42 $52 M Musicians

#45 Pink 38 $52 M Musicians

#47 Jimmy Buffett 71 $51 M Musicians

#47 Lewis Hamilton 33 $51 M Athletes

#49 Lady Gaga – $50 M NA

#50 Calvin Harris 34 $48 M Musicians

#51 Paul McCartney 76 $47.5 M Musicians

#51 Russell Westbrook 29 $47.5 M Athletes

#53 Drake 31 $47 M Musicians

#53 Foo Fighters – $47 M Musicians

#53 Jennifer Lopez 48 $47 M Musicians

#56 James Harden 28 $46.4 M Athletes

#57 Elton John 71 $46 M Musicians

#57 Metallica – $46 M Musicians

#59 Garth Brooks 56 $45.5 M Musicians

#59 Jackie Chan 64 $45.5 M Actors

#59 The Chainsmokers – $45.5 M Musicians

#62 Canelo Alvarez 27 $44.5 M NA

#63 Steve Harvey 61 $44 M Personalities

#64 Simon Cowell 58 $43.5 M Personalities

#64 Billy Joel 69 $43.5 M Musicians

#66 Tiger Woods 42 $43.3 M Athletes

#67 Drew Brees 39 $42.9 M Athletes

#68 Sofía Vergara 46 $42.5 M Television actresses

#69 Sebastian Vettel 31 $42.3 M Athletes

#70 Derek Carr 27 $42.1 M NA

#71 Will Smith 49 $42 M Actors

#72 Rafael Nadal 32 $41.4 M Athletes

#72 Alex Smith 34 $41.4 M NA

#74 Phil Mickelson 48 $41.3 M Athletes

#75 Jordan Spieth 24 $41.2 M Athletes

#76 Scarlett Johansson 33 $40.5 M Actresses

#76 Akshay Kumar 50 $40.5 M Actors

#78 Adam Sandler 51 $39.5 M Actors

#79 Damian Lillard 28 $39.2 M Athletes

#80 Anthony Joshua – $39 M NA

#80 Rolling Stones – $39 M Musicians

#82 Salman Khan 52 $37.7 M Actors

#82 Rory McIlroy 29 $37.7 M Athletes

#84 Kris Jenner – $37.5 M NA

#84 Rihanna 30 $37.5 M Musicians

#84 Bruce Springsteen 68 $37.5 M Musicians

#87 Kenny Chesney 50 $37 M Musicians

#87 Trumaine Johnson 28 $37 M NA

#89 Imagine Dragons – $36.5 M NA

#90 Jimmy Garoppolo 26 $36.2 M NA

#91 Kyrie Irving 26 $36.1 M NA

#92 Sean Hannity 56 $36 M Personalities

#93 Giannis Antetokounmpo 23 $35.5 M NA

#93 J. Cole – $35.5 M NA

#93 Blake Griffin 29 $35.5 M NA

#96 Ryan Tannehill 29 $35.2 M NA

#97 Von Miller 29 $35.1 M Athletes

#98 Dave Chappelle 44 $35 M Comedians

#98 Dr. Dre 53 $35 M Musicians

#98 Nas – $35 M Musicians